All of us at Wikimedia UK bid you welcome to the movement, Christian! Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 2 March 2015 at 09:00, Tim Moritz Hector <tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > Dear Wikimedia friends, > > On behalf of our board, I am delighted to announce that Christian Rickerts > will be the new Executive Director of Wikimedia Deutschland. The board > followed the transition team’s unanimous recommendation and hired Christian > effective May 1, 2015. > > Wikimedia Deutschland is shaped by the work of volunteers as well as paid > professionals. Christian Rickerts comes with experience from both > perspectives. In 1995, he co-founded Schüler Helfen Leben e. V., a > non-profit association that promotes equal access to education for children > and young people in the Balkans. Later, he served as the association’s > first Executive Director and led the Schüler Helfen Leben Foundation. After > that, he worked in the for-profit as well as the non-profit sector, first > as a consultant for strategy and organizational development at Capgemini, > then as the Executive Director of the German section of Reporters Without > Borders. Since 2012, he has been Vice President Corporate Communication at > the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the largest privately held non-profit foundation > in Germany. > > Christian’s profound knowledge of the intersection between voluntary and > paid work as well as his value-driven thinking and methodological diversity > have deeply impressed us. We are thrilled to get him on board and to shape > Wikimedia Deutschland’s future together. Christian is highly motivated to > join the Wikimedia movement. We are confident that he is the perfect fit > for the role of the Executive Director. > > Jan Engelmann will continue to be our interim ED until May. On behalf of > the board, I would like to express my gratitude for his outstanding > efforts. A huge thank you goes to the transition team[1], which has > planned, led, and brought this collaborative process to a successful close > within eight months. The team was constituted in June 2014, composed of > members of our board as well as representatives of our staff, our members > and the German Wikimedia community. The work of the team has been > straightforward and exceptional. We are convinced that their experience is > highly valuable for the broader movement. Therefore, the team is planning > to share their insights and learnings at the upcoming Wikimedia Conference. > > Starting in May, you will have the chance to join us in providing Christian > with a warm welcome to the Wikiverse. Many of you will meet Christian at > the Wikimedia Conference in May. He is also planning to attend Wikimania in > July. > > Best regards, > Tim Moritz Hector > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland/Transition_Team > > -- > Tim Moritz Hector > Chair of the board > > Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin > tel.: +49 (0)30 - 219 158 260 http://www.wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > unter der Nummer 23855 B. > Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I > Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
